To be worried about my passport

[WantRapunzelLocks]

Anyone else worried that they won't be able to travel on their current passport? I'm going away in April and in May and all this passport talk is confusing me.

Anyone else traveling and in the same boat?

[scaryteacher]

According to the draft legislation , the EU states three months needed from the date you leave the member state.

The entry checks on UK nationals will include verification of:

• the possession of a valid travel document for crossing the border; the document needs to have a validity of no more than ten years, and shall be still valid for three months after the intended departure from the Member States;
  

Please note that UK national passports issued prior to the withdrawal date remain valid travel documents.

• the duration of the stay:
  
• for short stays in the Schengen area, UK nationals will be subject to limitations as regards the authorised duration of stay within the Schengen area (with a maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period);
  
• for long stays, they will in principle require a residence permit or long stay visa issued by national authorities, under the national rules;
  
• relevant databases with a view to verify:
  
• the identity and the nationality of the third-country national and of the authenticity and validity of the travel document for crossing the border,

[Fluffyears]

Ah so I can renew early but won’t get the extra months added. What a faff!

[DownRightAmazing]

Great! Enjoy your hols 😘

[WantRapunzelLocks]

@DownRightAmazing fab! I used that and it says I'm fine

[Fatted]

Urgh. Mine had extra months added on because I renewed early. Need to renew mine next year now.

[dementedpixie]

I've done 3 renewals this week as they expire this year (July, September and October). Hope they don't take too long. They were all done online with uploaded photos from my phone

[DownRightAmazing]

The articles might not explain it well but the government website does. This took www.passport.service.gov.uk/check-a-passport is all you need - you put in your passport details and which country you are travelling to and it will tell you if you are ok (which from the sound of it you are). We might well delay until after May anyway so probably a moot point for you.

[WantRapunzelLocks]

Ok so my holidays in April and May this year should be fine then. Christ, would be easier to stay home

[LoudBatPerson]

This should answer your questions if you are travelling within E.U. www.passport.service.gov.uk/check-a-passport

[dementedpixie]

Mine was issued May 2010. Expires Oct 2020

Yes probably as it should be only valid until May 2020. You will need to renew early if you plan to travel in 2020

[caughtinanet]

Yes, you could have an issue, your six months left period will be Nov 19 as I understand it but as long as you are back by then I think you'll be OK but I'm not an expert

[WantRapunzelLocks]

@caughtinanet your right, the articles don't explain it well at all.

[legolimb]

Fluff you won't get a y extra months.

I just renewed mine which still had about 5 months left and I got exactly 10 years.

[WantRapunzelLocks]

Mine was issued May 2010. Expires Oct 2020.

Does this mean i could have an issue?

[Fluffyunicorns]

Think if you renew now you wont get the extra 9 months. Thats a thing of the past! You need 6 months not including the 9 months extra to travel in Europe if we leave with no deal - I think we will all be OK this summer though as we will be in a state of limbo after they extend the leaving date

[dementedpixie]

So if I have the extra 9 months added am I grounded for 15 months? Or do I have renew early (again adding on the maximum 9 months)

Extra months are no longer added as that would make the passport valid for more than 10 years. You would have to renew early and would lose the extra months too

[WantRapunzelLocks]

I read the whole article, the one which was sent to me. It didn't mention about months added on. It just said depending on if we leave without a deal, and depending on the country your travelling too.

Mine was just a ten year passport, my sons a five year child's one. So it should be fine then?

[TriciaH87]

Were going france in june kids passports expire august 2020 were all good. Need 6 months on passport on return date. We may need a permit to drive over there but thats it.

[Fluffyears]

So if I have the extra 9 months added am I grounded for 15 months? Or do I have renew early (again adding on the maximum 9 months)

[MinesaPinot]

Whynotnowbaby Me and DH were in exactly the same position. Ours didn't expire until February 2020, but we added the unexpired when we moved house. We are going to Greece in June, and to the Med on a cruise in August, and both of our travel companies said that our passports would need to be renewed. We were a bit miffed but it is what it is. The Passport Office have been great, very quick. DH has got his back already, and I've had a text to say that mine is on its way.

[Whynotnowbaby]

I had to renew mine which didn’t expire for over a year because I had an extra 9 months added because my previous passport didn’t expire - I just changed my name when I got married. As we live abroad and I travel back quite regularly to see family I was really stressed to get it done in the window between two trips (which only gave me 8 weeks in total) I have to say the passport office service is amazing - they processed my application within a day of receiving my old passport, informed me of every move my application made and the new one should now be on its way to me. I’m just keeping my fingers firmly crossed that the slightly idiosyncratic postal service here doesn’t then manage to make the final step in the process difficult!

[kaytee87]

The most any country I've heard of asking is for 6 months validity at the end of the trip.

[caughtinanet]

When were the passports issued? That will tell you if you had any extra months added on at renewal, the complications are only for passports with months added on from the previous one.

The articles I've read really dont explain it well, it took me a while to work out what the issue is

[legolimb]

I think you'll be fine.

Some countries ask for 6 months left others don't care.

[Numerodos]

There's a government website, you put your passport start date and expiry date, where you're travelling to and when, and it will tell you whether or not it will be valid.
I think the 15 month thing comes from passports with extra 9 months added on, that will no longer be recognised ( I think!)